verb HSK 4
to fight · to brawl · to come to blows
Meaning
打架 means to engage in a physical fight or brawl. It refers to people fighting each other with physical violence, typically using fists or physical force. This is a common everyday verb used when people get into physical altercations.
Usage
打架 is commonly used in everyday speech to describe physical fights between people. It's often used with children fighting in school or adults getting into street brawls. The word has a somewhat informal register and typically implies an unorganized, spontaneous physical conflict rather than formal combat or martial arts.
Examples
- 01两个学生在操场上打架，老师赶紧过去制止。, .Two students were fighting on the playground, and the teacher quickly went over to stop them.
- 02他们因为一点小事就打架，真是太不理智了。, .They fought over a trivial matter; it's really too irrational.
Characters
Measure words
- 次打了一次架
- 场打了一场架
Common collocations
- 打架斗殴to engage in fights and brawls
- 跟...打架...to fight with...
- 打群架to have a group fight
Antonyms
Origin
打 originally means 'to hit' or 'to strike,' while 架 in this context refers to a 'fight' or 'quarrel.' Together they form a compound meaning 'to engage in hitting (each other)' or 'to fight.'